Donations / New Host

[Shendemiar]

Growing size of the database will eventually lead to problems.

Solutions are

A) Maintenance to reduce the size. We will lose old info, needs work too, and i don't volunteer. (at least before next winter)

B) Migration to free database. Frees are always unreliable. Needs work and i don't volunteer. (at least before next winter)

C) Upgrade Skulkrinbaits account. Needs money, but I think we could raise some easily.

D) Donated account if someone have a web-hosting firm or such, or shared account if someone have huge unused account. (mysql+php)

I'm confident we can Figure out some ways.





Personally, i dont have paypal etc. account, since i don't have credit card which is required for these stone-aged inter-national pay-systems.

If someone knows paying system that accepts direct bank transfers speak out.

Other than that, sending 5 €/$/£ bill by mail is acceptable solution.



Ideas?

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[Shendemiar]

The host Bait uses is pretty expensive one...

www.34sp.com/hostingfeatures

Extra space:
£10.00 per 200MB per year



Database size:
47 MB

[AeroS]

what would you need to keep going for another year? estimate?

[Null]

I can provide free php/mysql hosting. Let me know the specifics of what you need, I've got a few providers/options to chose from based on requirements.


Edit: this goes for anyone. If anyone needs any IK related hosting, let me know and I can hook you up. If you need non-ik related hosting, I'm sure I can provide it pretty cheap

[digital]

I'm willing to host it, however I'd need some stats, how big is the database? how much traffic does it receive.

I could host it off my domain and hosting (godaddy) but it's probably not as good as haf_baked's offer. Although I already have a working forum and would gladly allow FoM access to it.

[AeroS]

I noticed that rocklobsters unruled island scanner is down. Could this be hosted in the same place?

[Null]

aeros said:

I noticed that rocklobsters unruled island scanner is down. Could this be hosted in the same place?

Sure, not sure what that is, but I'm sure it can be hosted on one of my domains with anything else. I've got pretty much unlimited space/bandwidth (within reason).

Just let me know, whomever is currently controlling it, and we can work to get it setup elsewhere. Or with digital, whatever you want to do.

[Shendemiar]

Good to know there is plenty of hosting available. For me, the primary option is to make others pay Skulkrinbait, as its most convenient for me. Migration always needs work and updating links and such.

[AeroS]

www.steven509.navixhosting.com/ik_com/
I really like this tool and would like to see it remain running. The host is threatening to remove it.

[SkulkrinBait]

Hang on, I've now got 200 Mb space for no extra cost, so there's no worries just yet.

Disk space limit 200 MB
Size 68.2 MB

[SkulkrinBait]

aeros said:

www.steven509.navixhosting.com/ik_com/
I really like this tool and would like to see it remain running. The host is threatening to remove it.

Give his Google-ads a click everytime you use the tool, the income might keep it there if he is getting enough hits.

[2kcastle]

Failing that we could always threaten to relentlessly spam his in game account til he leaves it up there.

[SkulkrinBait]

Or we could send him gold.

[Shendemiar]

Or we could host his code

[SkulkrinBait]

Seems to be taken down now, what's his in game username so I can contact him? I tried steven509 to no avail.